Serie A: Juventus pile on the misery for hapless Udinese

Juventus thumped Udinese 4-1 away on Sunday after the hosts, still coming to terms with their failure to qualify for the Champions League, had goalkeeper Zeljko Brkic sent off after 13 minutes.

Forward Sebastian Giovinco, back at Juve after two seasons with Parma, scored twice for the Serie A champions, who have now won their first two games of the new campaign, having gone unbeaten in the league last season.

Brkic was controversially dismissed after clattering into Giovinco as he ran on to a long Andrea Pirlo pass.